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Timeline Of The Near Future
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1. On August 1 - Mercury occults Regulus (last occultation of Regulus by Mercury was on August 13 - 364 BC).
2018
2053
2253
2076
2. Information on the Falklands War declassified.
2082
2017
2029
2126
3. Venus occults Spica.The previous occultation of Spica by Venus was on November 10 - 1783. December 24 - The Moon will occult Neptune.
2197 September 2
2028
2187
2076
4. Grand Trine of Uranus - Neptune - and Pluto. This last occurred in 1769 and 1770.
2123 June 9
2160
2221
2281 - 2282
5. 'First Plutonian anniversary' of the dwarf planet's discovery - given that Pluto's orbit is just under 248 Earth years.
2049
2028
2177
2036
6. Long-duration lunar eclipse of approximately 106.1 minutes.
2061
2107
2019
2123 June 9
7. The 17th Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto. Spacecrafts New Horizons and Dawn to arrive at the dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres - respectively. Alignment of Earth - Venus and Jupiter. Rugby World Cup held in England and Wales. 2015 Cricket World
2253
2015
2107
2074
8. Year 2038 problem - similar to the Year 2000 problem may occur on this date.
2029
2038
July 16 - 2186
2253
9. The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (comprising Saudi Arabia - Oman - United Arab Emirates - Bahrain - Kuwait and Qatar) hope to establish monetary union in this year. FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Brazil. 34th America's C
2013
2020
2187
2032
10. The Green Wall of China is expected to be completed.
2028
2168 July 5
2074
2177
11. Transit of Venus on June 9.
2255
2065
2107
2032
12. On August 1 - Mercury occults Regulus (last occultation of Regulus by Mercury was on August 13 - 364 BC).
2114
2015
2019
2253
13. Solar eclipse of 7 min 26 s - saros 139.
2255
2247
2019
2168 July 5
14. Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
2148
2117
2197 September 2
2279
15. Halley's Comet returns to the inner Solar System.
2134
2123
2113
2061
16. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia.
2025
2197 September 2
2021
2017
17. On March 4 at 10-52 UTC - Venus will occult Uranus.
2017
2015
2025
2251
18. First expected manned mission to Mars by NASA.
2016
2025
2020
2117
19. Triple conjunction Mars
2067
2185
2019
2082
20. Brood X - the largest brood of North American seventeen-year cicadas - will emerge.
2074
2021
2113
2047
21. The One country - two systems model between China and Hong Kong will terminate in this year.
2182
2100
2061
2047
22. Cosmic Call 1 will reach its destination - the star Gliese 777.
2084
2051
2174
2281 - 2282
23. 52 UTC - Venus will occult Saturn.
2082
2057
2253
2243 On August 12 at 04
24. Information on the Falklands War declassified.
2223
2099
2082
2123
25. The Chernobyl exclusion zone becomes habitable.
2019
~2250
2057
2113
26. The second full orbit of Neptune around the sun since its discovery in 1846.
2174
2150 June 25
2123
2223
27. 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro.
2047
2074
2048
2016
28. Grand Trine of Uranus - Neptune - and Pluto. This last occurred in 1769 and 1770.
2023
2029
2281 - 2282
2168 July 5
29. 99942 Apophis has a 1 in 250000 chance of hitting Earth on April 19.
2160
2187
2032
2036
30. 7th millennium begins in the Hebrew calendar.
2281 - 2282
2209
2053
2240
31. Triple conjunction Mars
2013
2029
2107
2187
32. On December 2 at 12-32 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter.
2051
2223
2150 June 25
2117
33. With an estimated probability of 0.07% - Apollo asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit the Earth.
2148
2061
2170
2182
34. Brood X - the largest brood of North American seventeen-year cicadas - will emerge.
2021
2013
2197 September 2
2107
35. Triple conjunction Mars
2168 July 5
2170
2177
2099
36. The 17th Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto. Spacecrafts New Horizons and Dawn to arrive at the dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres - respectively. Alignment of Earth - Venus and Jupiter. Rugby World Cup held in England and Wales. 2015 Cricket World
2015
2051
2134
2177
37. The Voyager program is expected to terminate. Manned mission to the Moon by China.
2074
2255
2107
2020
38. December 10
July 16 - 2186
2117
2014
2076
39. The One country - two systems model between China and Hong Kong will terminate in this year.
2182
2123
2281 - 2282
2047
40. December 10
2029
2117
2114
2126
41. The planetoid 90377 Sedna reaches perihelion.
2032
2168 July 5
2076
2061
42. Venus occults Spica.The previous occultation of Spica by Venus was on November 10 - 1783. December 24 - The Moon will occult Neptune.
2053
2197 September 2
2123
2022
43. 99942 Apophis has a 1 in 250000 chance of hitting Earth on April 19.
2036
2029
2029
2209
44. Triple conjunction Mars
2053
2021
2148
2150 June 25
45. Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
2279
2209
2253
2019
46. Transit of Mercury.
July 16 - 2186
2076
2039
2247
47. 2019 Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan. 2019 Cricket World Cup to be held in England.
2182
2019
2013
2099
48. Solar eclipse of 7 min 29 s (very close to the theoretical maximum) - saros 139 - 'crowing' this serie. This is predicted to be the longest eclipse during the current 10000 year period - from 4000 BC to AD 6000 (eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak -
2114
July 16 - 2186
2082
2243 On August 12 at 04
49. The maximum calendar year limit within the Microsoft Windows XP - Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.
2057
2148
2114
2099
50. First expected manned mission to Mars by NASA.
2025
2123
2061
2039